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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S.J. Res. 43 (Introduced in Senate) — To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and S... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Associated persons or forces

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For purposes of section 3(a)(3), the term associated persons or forces means any person or force, other than a sovereign nation, that— is a part of, or substantially supports al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; and is engaged in hostilities against the United States, its Armed Forces, or its other personnel. For purposes of section 3(a)(3), the term associated persons or forces includes any person or force meeting the definition in subsection
(a)that is specified in the report under paragraph (2). Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the President shall submit to Congress a report specifying the persons or forces (other than the groups al-Nusra Front (also known as Jabhat al-Nusra and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham), Khorasan Group, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and al-Shabaab, which Congress considers to be associated persons or forces for purposes of this joint resolution) that are associated persons or forces under subsection
(a)as of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. The treatment of persons or forces specified in the report under paragraph
(2)as associated persons or forces under subsection
(a)is subject to disapproval in accordance with section 6. For purposes of section 3(a)(3), the term associated persons or forces shall also include any person or force meeting the definition in subsection
(a)that is specified in a report under paragraph (2). Upon a determination by the President that any persons or forces not previously treated as associated persons or forces for purposes of section 3(a)(3) shall be treated under this subsection as associated persons or forces, the President shall submit to Congress a report specifying that such persons or forces are to be treated under this subsection as associated persons or forces. Persons or forces may not be specified in such a report if such persons or forces have previously been disapproved in accordance with section 6 for treatment as associated persons or forces under subsection (a). The treatment of persons or forces specified in a report under paragraph
(2)as associated persons or forces under subsection
(a)is subject to disapproval in accordance with section 6.
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